Discarded starter Questions › Category: Bread Boss › Discarded starter 0 Vote Up Vote Down Dorit asked 6 months ago Can I use one of the discards to start a new starter? when using discard starter can I assume it’s 50/50 water flour for the recipe? Thanks 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Boris Staff answered 6 months ago Yes, of course and 1:1 ratio is fine.